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Author · Storyteller
Charlie Kennedy
@charliekennedy
Writer interested in fantasy, storytelling and all the strange practical decisions involved in turning drafts into books.
Behind the stories
About the writer
Charlie Kennedy writes mainly in fantasy and enjoys discussing both the creative and practical sides of making books, from early drafts to finished editions.
The smallest detail can change the temperature of a scene.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Charlie Kennedy
On the writing desk
Currently creating
First draft
The Salt Beneath the Door
In a city built around a drowned cathedral, old wards are failing and something patient is moving through the places people stop noticing. A ledger-keeper who records the dead for a living discovers that the city’s protection was never holy, only negotiated, and the terms are coming due.
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Draft progress
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